Choose Noitu Love 2: Devolution
Choose Noitu Love 2: Devolution if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Noitu Love 2: Devolution launched in 2012.
Noitu Love 2: Devolution vs HAUNTED: Halloween '86
Noitu Love 2: Devolution and HAUNTED: Halloween '86 both land in Action, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie on Steam. Noitu Love 2: Devolution (2012) is 5 years older than HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (2017). Noitu Love 2: Devolution scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (80% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose HAUNTED: Halloween '86
Choose HAUNTED: Halloween '86 if it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. HAUNTED: Halloween '86 launched in 2017.
Both Noitu Love 2: Devolution and HAUNTED: Halloween '86 sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Noitu Love 2: Devolution |  HAUNTED: Halloween '86 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.4% positive (302 reviews) | 80% positive (15 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Joakim Sandberg | Retrotainment Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution (2012) is 5 years older than HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (2017).
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution scores higher on Steam reviews (93.4% positive) than HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (80% positive).
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (4.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Noitu Love 2: Devolution is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; HAUNTED: Halloween '86 has no Deck rating yet.
Noitu Love 2: Devolution vs HAUNTED: Halloween '86 — FAQ
- Should I play Noitu Love 2: Devolution or HAUNTED: Halloween '86 first?
- If you want chronology, Noitu Love 2: Devolution (2012) came out before HAUNTED: Halloween '86 (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Noitu Love 2: Devolution and HAUNTED: Halloween '86 similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Noitu Love 2: Devolution run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Noitu Love 2: Devolution is rated Deck Playable by Valve. HAUNTED: Halloween '86 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.